Stocks on Wall Street fall after US President Donald Trump says he may shut down the US Government if he does not get funding to build a wall on the US-Mexico border.

BHP swings back from last year's massive loss to a $US5.9 billion ($7.4 billion) profit, but its earnings look to have seriously missed analyst expectations.

THE Alex Waislitz-backed listed payday lender Money3 is raising $20m to purchase the assets of PAID, an online provider of credit products.

CHINA’S consumer inflation fell to a five-year low of 1.4pc in November increasing concerns over the risk of deflation in the world’s second-largest economy.

STEVE Tucker and Paul Heath, who until recently were at MLC and JB Were, have set up an independent, fee-for-service finance advisory business.

CVC chairman Vanda Gould set up a bank in Samoa structured to get around Australian tax law, according to secret documents.

ENGINEERING group Downer EDI has secured a $2 billion contract for work on Adani’s massive Carmichael mine in Queensland.

MELBOURNE Airport is on the hunt for new chief executive after incumbent Chris Woodruff announced he will leave by the end of June.

The West Australian government hopes the final closure of an asbestos-riddled town will at last deter social media influencers and 'danger tourists' from visiting.

AUSTRALIA’S small telco companies are set for more merger and acquisition activities in the year ahead, helped by low cost of debt.

AUSTRALIA is withdrawing its membership from the World Tourism Organisation, which promotes the globe’s travel industry.

WOODSIDE will spend around $4.6bn buying stakes in two future LNG developments in a major bet on a recovery in energy prices.

The consumer watchdog has blocked freight shipping group Sea Swift’s $45m planned takeover of Toll Marine Logistics.

Housing affordability experts say "painful" reforms and long-term planning are needed to make home ownership more accessible. In the meantime, some young Australians are turning to unconventional options like tiny houses.

THE Reserve Bank believes the Australian dollar is still too high and that interest rates are best left on hold, rather than be cut further.